A BIG-HEARTED landlord and his team of festive cooks have saved Christmas dinner for residents who were trapped in their homes by the snow.

The hungry diners at Gwyneth Morley Court thought they might have to miss out on their dinner date booked in at The Railway after the severe weather meant they couldn’t walk to the pub.

But boss at the Handforth pub Nick Quinn decided to take Christmas to them and turned up with his team to cook dinner on site.

Nick, who welcomes residents every year for Christmas lunch, said: "It would have been impossible for the residents to get here, so I offered to take Christmas lunch to them.

"They look forward to this every year and I didn’t want to see them go without."

Nick, his wife Sue and their team cooked turkey and all the trimmings for the 20 residnets who had been looking forward to getting out for their lunch.

The team included cook Chrissie Thompson, who may already be known to Wilmslow residents after an appearance on TV gameshow The Weakest Link last week in which she made it to the final five.

Nick added: "We showed them a good time, with starters, dinner, pudding the full works. It was a job getting everything over there but if there was a way to get dinner to the residents then we were going to do it."

Nick had already delivered meals to residents before the Christmas lunch, to keep them well fed despite the bad weather.

Susan Heyes, manager at the sheltered housing scheme, said: "We have a good relationship with the pub, Nick has been helping out during the bad weather.

"It was very good of them to come for our Christmas dinner.

"This meal is important for the residents, it’s a chance for them to get together. Nick and his team deserve thanks for their kindness."

THE Railway pub in Handforth will be filled with dancing queens this New Year’s Eve. Abba tribute band Fabbalicious will be playing at the pub December 31. Landlord Nick Quinn will also be providing a buffet. Tickets cost £5.